A BRIEF HISTORY OF BANKING IN NM _AUG 1962

Authors

• Ralph L. Edgel

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-1962

Abstract

This report traces the development of commercial banking in New Mexico from the territorial period through the postwar era, examining the relationship between banking growth and the state's agricultural, mining, and economic development. The report analyzes bank formation, failures, branch banking, regulatory changes, and the effects of major events including statehood, World Wars I and II, and the Great Depression.

Recommended Citation

Edgel, Ralph L. A Brief History of Banking in New Mexico, 1870–1959. Business Information Series No. 39. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research, August 1962.